Monthly Archives: September 2011

Patience or a Slap on the Butt?

Today unfolded at a luxurious pace.  Time to do laundry and catch up on e-mail.  All the windows were open, the doorway, too.  The kittens thought about visiting but preferred the woodpile.  You can see them playing on the right.  … Continue reading

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The Importance of Hunger

Today was the day!  The caves of Roquefort!   The origin of the cheese with that marvelous bite.  Seven producers, all in the village of Roquefort, are set above caves that penetrate into the rock.  Our tour was with Société.  Sorry, … Continue reading

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Letting Go

“Let go and let God,” was the advice given before I left for this adventure in France.  I came across it this morning as the coffeemaker dripped its last drops.  What does that mean—this letting go?  A subject for thought … Continue reading

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Beginner’s Mind

Today we climbed into the van and headed off to la Grotte de Labeil, a cave of multiple personalities, set in a rocky landscape.  Near the entrance was a crematorium of  pre-historic and Roman times.  Beyond the site of the funerary … Continue reading

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I Already Have What I Need

Two days ago, typing happily away on my computer, the battery icon turned yellow and the warning to recharge popped up on my screen.  No problem.  I was prepared for this and pulled out the plug adapter and current converter.  … Continue reading

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Forces of Nature

This is from 9.4.2011.  (I’ll write more about my technical difficulties in the next blog.) It was a short drive on winding narrow roads to la Chapelle Russe, the Russian Chapel.  With each turn, a new vista opened before us.   … Continue reading

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Patterns and Kittens

Je suis arrivée—I have arrived…at least literally.  The sun is playing hide and seek (a marvelous turn of phrase courtesy of Nicolas, the proprietor).   There is a hum, about alto pitch, that surges and not.  It takes a moment to … Continue reading

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        Are you in it or not?  It is a line from a poem that I wrote while studying Teresa of Avila’s The Interior Castle.  Are you in it or not?  It is a fierce invitation to … Continue reading

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